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Patented May 2, I899. W. HENRY.

6 A M E (Application filed Dec. 23, 1898.)

(No Model.)

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NITE STATES PATENT Fries.

\VILLIAM HENRY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

G A M E SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 624,029, dated May 2, 1899.

Application filed December 23, 1898- Serial No. 700,115. (No model.)

To alt w/wm it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM HENRY, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Games, which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings.

My invention consists of a game comprising a dial, an index finger or pointer, a pulley which is connected with the axis of said finger, a cord which is wound around said pulley, and a spring for causing the rapid rotation of said pulley, and consequently of said pointer, the graduation where said pointer stops being the count of the game, said spring and cord being independently connected by an interposed block which avoids direct con nection of the cord and spring, thus adding strength to said connection and avoiding the liability of the cord being cut by its contact with said spring, while repairs may be easily made.

It also consists of details of construction, as will be hereinafter set forth.

Figure 1 represents a face view of a game embodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents a bottom plan thereof, showing a portion of the interior of the game. Fig. 3 represents a section on line 00 m, Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the figures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a dial which is secured to the frame or casing B, within which is the grooved pulley 0, whose axis D passes through the center of said dial and has connected with it the index finger or pointer E.

F designates a cord which is passed freely around the pulley O and has one end secured to the-spring G and the other end extending outside of the casing B, where it may be grasped, it being noticed that the casing is provided with the pocket H, which is partly occupied by said spring G and adjacent portion of the cord F, said casing having also the pocket J, which is partly occupied by the adjacent portion of said cord and guides the same in its motions.

The spring G is secured at its outer end to the block K and at its inner end to the plug L, which is somewhat conical in form, so as block following the same.

to tightly abut against the end of the pocket H and close the latter. The block K has an opening therein for the passage therethrough of the end portion of the cord F, which is secured thereto by a knot or other suitable means.

It will be seen that when the cord is drawn out the pulley is rotated, the spring G yielding to permit said cord to run around the pulley. The cord is then let go and as the spring contracts it draws the cord after it, thus parts, said piece also forming the bearing for the under side of the pulley 0, thus simplifying the construction of the game and reduc ing the expense thereof.

The block K provides separate connection of the spring and cord. Should the latter break, the plug L is removed, the spring and A new piece of cord may then be employed, its inner end being passed through said block and knotted, thus again securing the parts named, the res toration of the latter being readily effected owing to the access to the interior of the frame or casing provided by the opening in the back thereof.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A frame, a disk thereon, a pulley therein, an index-finger having its axis connected with said pulley, an operating cord passed around said pulley and a retractible spring attached at its outer end to said frame, in combination with a tubular block in said frame, the inner end of said spring being attached to said block and the inner end of said cord passing through said block and being se cured thereto independent of said spring.

2. A frame, a dial thereon, a pulley therein, an index-finger having its axis connected said cord passing through said block and be- With said pulley, a cord passed around said ingseeured therethrough independent of said :0 pulley, a spring attached to the inner end of spring.

said cord and to said frame, a tubular block VAL HENRY. interposed between sald cord and spring and a removable plate covering an opening in the Vitnesses:

under side of the frame and forming the bear- EUGENE II. HENRY,

ing' for the adjacent side of the said pulley, JOHN A. \VIEDERSHEIM. 

